NameRank
Every name given to a US baby since 1880,
ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records.
105,966 names ·
375,362,447 births · public domain.
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By Year
3,000 names
* ≥5% of bearers are the minority sex
(3,194 names) ·
** ≥20%, genuinely unisex (3,590 names).
11,854 names appear under both sexes at some level, so presence
alone isn't meaningful — these flags use the minority sex's share of all bearers.
# Name M / F split
All-time Since 2016
Years
1
Patricia
F
1,578,584
2,475
1884–2025
2
Linda
F
1,458,899
3,570
1880–2025
3
Barbara
F
1,440,831
2,975
1880–2025
4
Donald
M
1,420,387
4,821
1880–2025
5
Susan
F
1,126,022
2,428
1880–2025
6
Dorothy
F
1,115,908
6,023
1880–2025
7
Ronald
M
1,086,091
5,449
1883–2025
8
Nancy
F
1,007,393
2,925
1880–2025
9
Betty
F
1,004,857
2,015
1880–2025
10
Karen
F
990,774
3,452
1881–2025
11
Lisa
F
970,012
2,858
1886–2025
12
Gary
M
905,438
2,897
1880–2025
13
Sandra
F
878,223
2,530
1904–2025
14
Donna
F
833,874
1,140
1880–2025
15
Carol
F
825,584
960
1880–2025
16
Larry
M
811,148
2,942
1880–2025
17
Scott
M
777,605
5,353
1880–2025
18
Deborah
F
744,478
3,136
1880–2025
19
Sharon
F
726,130
2,115
1900–2025
20
Kathleen
F
715,336
2,656
1880–2025
21
Cynthia
F
713,412
3,666
1880–2025
22
Shirley
F
695,934
1,452
1880–2025
23
Virginia
F
654,968
5,733
1880–2025
24
Jerry
97%M
632,416
3,915
1880–2025
25
Dennis
M
623,692
4,552
1880–2025
26
Brenda
F
610,597
2,223
1897–2025
27
Pamela
F
596,462
1,223
1895–2025
28
Willie**
75%M
596,385
2,042
1880–2025
29
Christine
F
588,495
2,581
1880–2025
30
Douglas
M
562,086
3,536
1880–2025
31
Carolyn
F
558,397
2,575
1880–2025
32
Janet
F
558,291
1,136
1880–2025
33
Kelly*
85%F
556,365
5,149
1880–2025
34
Harold
M
554,280
2,571
1880–2025
35
Martha
F
553,732
3,892
1880–2025
36
Marie
F
542,270
4,851
1880–2025
37
Heather
F
527,387
1,894
1914–2025
38
Terry*
81%M
521,478
2,669
1880–2025
39
Julie
F
512,777
4,668
1880–2025
40
Joyce
F
512,232
2,842
1882–2025
41
Carl
M
508,017
2,912
1880–2025
42
Albert
M
494,420
5,568
1880–2025
43
Joan
F
488,939
3,436
1880–2025
44
Jean*
95%F
483,475
2,288
1880–2025
45
Christina
F
481,707
5,469
1880–2025
46
Ann
F
471,625
2,396
1880–2025
47
Joe
98%M
464,574
3,163
1880–2025
48
Lawrence
M
463,357
5,597
1880–2025
49
Kathryn
F
456,515
5,679
1880–2025
50
Judith
F
455,955
3,145
1880–2025
51
Mildred
F
452,998
937
1880–2025
52
Gerald
M
451,351
2,254
1880–2025
53
Roger
M
443,830
3,688
1880–2025
54
Megan
F
441,169
4,875
1922–2025
55
Keith
M
440,123
4,638
1888–2025
56
Harry
M
425,883
3,681
1880–2025
57
Teresa
F
417,209
3,485
1880–2025
58
Gloria
F
417,018
5,023
1881–2025
59
Ralph
M
415,858
1,925
1880–2025
60
Roy
M
411,331
5,255
1880–2025
61
Janice
F
407,605
1,133
1894–2025
62
Theresa
F
405,831
1,696
1880–2025
63
Billy
M
389,665
2,370
1880–2025
64
Bruce
M
388,275
5,984
1880–2025
65
Judy
F
384,073
1,310
1880–2025
66
Leslie**
71%F
383,418
5,814
1880–2025
67
Eugene
M
383,340
2,709
1880–2025
68
Beverly
F
383,193
1,951
1880–2025
69
Marilyn
F
374,857
4,643
1899–2025
70
Denise
F
374,789
1,876
1882–2025
71
Brittany
F
361,751
3,432
1963–2025
72
Irene
F
356,812
4,592
1880–2025
73
Wayne
M
356,422
3,361
1880–2025
74
Howard
M
348,342
2,168
1880–2025
75
Shannon*
85%F
348,161
1,874
1881–2025
76
Fred
M
345,684
952
1880–2025
77
Lori
F
342,764
1,371
1924–2025
78
Florence
F
340,547
4,412
1880–2025
79
Tiffany
F
340,054
3,790
1942–2025
80
Robin*
86%F
338,913
5,732
1881–2025
81
Louise
F
338,662
4,427
1880–2025
82
Lois
F
335,594
1,232
1880–2025
83
Randy
M
334,472
2,984
1915–2025
84
Crystal
F
333,298
3,205
1884–2025
85
Bonnie
F
332,712
5,376
1880–2025
86
Erin
97%F
326,053
6,115
1888–2025
87
Anne
F
325,954
5,057
1880–2025
88
Bobby
97%M
324,728
2,454
1900–2025
89
Tracy*
80%F
312,894
1,220
1880–2025
90
Phillip
M
312,891
5,628
1880–2025
91
Clarence
M
305,423
1,399
1880–2025
92
Ernest
M
304,354
2,046
1880–2025
93
Stanley
M
302,862
3,271
1880–2025
94
Craig
M
300,628
1,514
1881–2025
95
Dale*
93%M
300,043
1,389
1881–2025
96
Lee**
79%M
295,926
3,830
1880–2025
97
Leonard
M
295,746
4,193
1880–2025
98
Tina
F
293,050
946
1880–2025
99
Earl
M
291,421
858
1880–2025
100
Jimmy
M
290,955
3,630
1883–2025
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Data: SSA national baby names ,
public domain. Only names given to 5 or more US babies in a year are published,
so rare names are systematically absent.